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If current trends continue, the majority of Kansans will be black or Latino by 2066. Experts call this a source of opportunity for the state, but also say Kansas will … Click to Continue »

Wichita police are investigating a shooting in the home belonging to the father of Lucas Hernandez and his live-in girlfriend, Emily Glass. Lt. Rick Moscicki said Jonathan Hernandez got to … Click to Continue »

When Tara Nolen wants to relax and take a break from urban life, she heads to a converted garage in a residential neighborhood east of downtown Wichita. There are no … Click to Continue »

If you ride a bus to a Wichita public school, chances are you don't have to walk very far to catch it. A decades-old district policy mandates that bus stops … Click to Continue »

Back in 1967, when the Central Library opened at 223 S. Main in Wichita, a "book brigade" of junior and senior high school students passed books hand to hand from … Click to Continue »

A Sedgwick County judge has frozen the assets of a Wichita contractor who is accused of diverting investors' money from building projects to buy himself a house, a muscle car … Click to Continue »

A Sedgwick County judge has frozen the assets of a Wichita contractor who is accused of diverting investors' money from building projects to buy himself a house, a muscle car … Click to Continue »

When Sedrick Veal first lost his sight, he felt clueless — with no idea what he'd do next. In 2012, Veal, now 37, went under the knife twice for open-heart … Click to Continue »

A post-apocalyptic novel that explores the collapse of society in the aftermath of a flu pandemic is the selection for this year's Wichita Big Read. Wichita Public Library officials announced … Click to Continue »

Friends called him Superman. His family knew him as a goofy dance dad. Nationally, the dental community knew him as the big, kind-hearted personality who did everything in his power … Click to Continue »